The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

Popular recommendation:

Attack on Hogwarts! The number of casualties exceeded 100! "

Compared with the previous reports of the "Daily Prophet", this can already be said to be a rather crude headline.

But this is not good news.

Because the poor title largely means that the title and the content of the entire article are already powerful enough, and there is no need to use any exaggerated titles to attract traffic.

That is to say, the fewer words, the bigger things.

This is a consensus in the magic world of the country.

In the current issue of "Daily Prophet", not only the title is very crude, but even the articles are pitifully short.

No.

This kind of article is not even called an article.

It can only be said that it is a public notice that should be posted on the bulletin board.

Because there is not even any introductory text on it, only a string of cold numbers representing the specific number of casualties and the amount of gold galleons lost.

And, the real-life magic photos of Hogwarts occupying most of the newspapers.

Its scale is so large that it completely ignores the content classification system established by the Ministry of Magic of the Kingdom of China more than a hundred years ago, and it almost reveals the most authentic scene situation.

Including the destroyed Hogwarts Castle, outside the castle is a battlefield that has been bombed countless times by nuclear bombs, rows of neatly arranged corpses, a huge Dark Mark floating in the sky, and Link and Dumbledore's battle against Voldemort Actual photos.

Everything has been published.

These photos, as well as the dense death list below the entire film, are enough to make every wizard in the country who read this issue of "Daily Prophet" fall into silence.

That's why the atmosphere at the Leaky Cauldron used to be so weird.

You know, that's Hogwarts!

The largest and most famous magic school in the whole country, and even in the whole of Europe.

Not only the vast majority of children in the country will study there, but there are even many foreign students who choose to transfer here every year.

And now, there was an attack?

There have been so many casualties!

Just looking at the dense list of student casualties under those photos made Tom's brain a little dizzy.

Because he understands that behind each name represents broken families that have fallen into hell!

Sniffing heavily, Tom stretched out his trembling hand, and pushed the bag of Galleon back to the opposite guest, then opened the cabinet under the bar, and took out dozens of flame whiskeys from his collection. came out and shouted:

"Give me all the money! I bought all the wine in the audience today!"

After the words were finished, all the wine bottles were opened under the influence of magic power, and they flew to each table automatically.

This sudden turn of events warmed up the atmosphere in the Leaky Cauldron, except for those parents who were still red-eyed and ran their fingers over and over again the list of casualties on the "Daily Prophet", looking for their children's names inside, the rest All the guests looked at Tom in surprise.

In their impression Tom is not a generous person.

In the past, a person who would not even wipe off a change when paying the bill, would say today that drinks are free?

But this kind of surprised emotion only appeared in the hearts of everyone for a short moment.

After all, today is a special day.

Even a stingy person like Boss Tom should be moved after witnessing such a tragic thing happen.

The relieved guests raised their wine glasses one after another, silently toasting Tom.

And Tom himself even poured himself a beer glass full of whiskey, and after signaling to everyone, he drank it all in one gulp.

This is his unique skill. A normal person will absolutely not be able to finish off 500ml of Flame Whiskey in one gulp.

If it were normal, after performing this move, there would definitely be cheers and applause from countless old drunks.

but today,

Everyone is not so interested.

Only a bearded man wearing a gentleman's top hat and a monocle over his right eye applauded lightly as he walked towards the bar and said:

"It's amazing! It's really amazing! Boss Tom, your drinking capacity is really getting better and better! However, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Is it because you read the "Daily Prophet?"

Tom glanced at the mustache on the opposite side, just wiped his mouth and didn't speak.

This man's face was more familiar than the rich man in suit and leather shoes next to him, but Tom still recognized his identity.

Apple Sybil.

The workshop owner of Sybil's magic workshop.

He hired several wizard refugees and house elves who smuggled in from various countries to manufacture some raw potion materials for Knockturn Alley.

For the past ten years or so, he has been posing as a pure-blooded Chinese wizard.

But Tom knew very well that this fellow was a Frenchman through and through.

This is quite secret news. Apu never reveals his identity in any public places, and his own English and living habits are more Chinese than most Chinese!

But this could not be hidden from Tom.

After all, the Leaky Cauldron was originally a gathering center for all kinds of news in the wizarding world.

As the owner of the bar, Tom is the ultimate recorder of these news.

If it weren't for Tom's disinterest in these gossips, he could even be an intelligence dealer, buying and selling information for a living.

"Come on, Tom, you're embarrassing me."

Seeing that Tom didn't speak, Apu spoke in a soft tone, then picked up the newspaper of the man in the suit beside him, and said while reading, "But it's inevitable that such a thing happened, not wanting to talk, As a Chinese, I am also very sad. After all, according to the "Daily Prophet" and the Ministry of Magic's consistent urine, what can be published in the newspaper should only be the tip of the iceberg. That is to say, what Hogwarts really suffered The casualties should be several times worse than what was published in the Daily Prophet."

Apu's voice was not low, especially at the end, he deliberately increased the volume a little, as if he was afraid that other people in the bar would hear what he said.

And his purpose was indeed achieved.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the bar, which had been slightly relaxed, became heavy again.

The men began to drink more and more quickly, while the women put down the "Daily Prophet" in their hands and began to cry.

Almost everyone subconsciously believed Apu's words.

After all, the Ministry of Magic does have similar criminal records.

The most impressive example is the time of Fudge, who repeatedly denied reports of Voldemort's resurrection.

If it weren't for the collusion between the Ministry of Magic and the "Daily Prophet" to conceal all kinds of concealment, how could the matter of Voldemort have become so big?

And looking at all this in front of him, the corners of Apu's mouth rose in an unexplainable way.

He put the newspaper back in front of Xi Zhuannan, and said with a sigh:

"My poor countrymen, I feel for you from the bottom of my heart. If any of my children had died in that attack, I would not have let it go. I would have pulled out my wand and gone to fight the group that took me The thugs of the child's life are desperate!"

Apu's voice suddenly paused, and then he said in a slightly hoarse tone:

"However, who should I go to seek revenge? Mysterious Man? Or French wizards? Yes, these are the answers given by the Ministry of Magic through the "Daily Prophet". They told us that Mysterious Man collaborated with French wizards Invaded Hogwarts and caused this tragedy. If it weren't for our beloved Commissioner Link Foley and Professor Dumbledore, this event would have even developed uncontrollably. But! Do you really believe that Such a statement?

As far as I know, as early as last year, the Ministry of Magic has announced that the mysterious person has been expelled from the country, right? At that time, the "Daily Prophet" even published a special article with a "reasonable and well-founded" analysis that the mysterious person who frightened us was probably killed by the joint efforts of Commissioner Link Foley and Dumbledore!

On the other hand, the French magic world seems to be in a period of chaos, right? They kill me and kill you all day long, and the entire French Ministry of Magic almost exists in name only.

All of this information is from the Daily Prophet itself.

But if any of the above things are true, then I want to ask.

The mysterious person who has been killed, or expelled, plus the French wizard who is in riots.

Under the current situation, would the two parties really leave their own mess behind and sneak into the heavily guarded defenses with no difficulty, and launch an attack no weaker than Hogwarts in the magical world of China?

To sum up, and referring to the things that the Ministry of Magic has done in the past, I think I have reason to believe that our Ministry of Magic still has something to hide in this matter! "

After finishing speaking, Apu drank the flame whiskey in his hand, and then slammed it heavily on the bar counter.

The sound of the wine glass colliding with the wooden bar echoed in the bar and struck the hearts of everyone present.

Many people's breathing became heavy, and some wizards even took out their wands and kept rubbing them in their hands.

Everyone was already simmering with anger, but now, Apu gave them a chance to vent.

Bang——

A burly man with a beard slammed the table in front of him into pieces.

His eyes were bloodshot and scarlet. With his heavy breathing and ferocious face, he looked like the angry bulls in the Spanish bullring.

The surrounding crowd almost subconsciously avoided, fearing that they would be affected by the man in front of him who was obviously about to go crazy.

But at the next moment, the bearded man was holding his head and crying.

"My daughter! My Lani—"

Hearing the heart-piercing cry of the man, the surrounding crowd froze.

After all, a burly man with a height of more than two meters and a weight of at least one hundred kilograms was crying in his arms. The contrast brought by such a scene was too strong.

But after reacting, the crowd gathered around again and began to comfort the strong man.

Looks aside, this is just a father.

Coincidentally, there are not a few fathers and mothers who have similar experiences in the crowd.

For a while, the emotionally aroused people huddled together and kept telling their painful experiences, and the sadness in the bar became more and more intense.

In the end, this emotion reached its apex, and immediately followed by transformation into anger.

Roars mixed with cries continued to resound from the crowd, and the crowd, who had nothing to vent, aimed at the tables and chairs in the bar, and the entire Leaky Cauldron Bar became a mess in a burst of mad venting.

Tom standing at the bar was in a very complicated mood.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. On the one hand, he no longer had to worry about whether to replace those antique tables and chairs.

'Enthusiastic' patrons have helped him make the decision, even with the question of whether to redecorate the bar's floor and walls.

But on the other hand, the group of angry guys in front of them might do something more serious and difficult to end.

For example, demonstrations or something.

This is an old tradition of Chinese people, both Muggles and wizards like to do it.

If you put it in the past, this is actually nothing.

The Ministry of Magic will not punish those who participate in the parade at all.

After all, it is only the Minister of Magic that people usually scold, and the rest of the officials hang on high if they have nothing to do with themselves, and even eat melons with gusto.

The power of the Minister of Magic comes from the people, and he needs to rely on the people to compete with the rest of the Ministry of Magic, so he can only bow to the parade.

Now the situation is completely different.

Most of the people present may not know what kind of person Link Foley is, who promoted the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic and became one of the committee members, but Tom is clear.

That young man from the Foley family is the only strongman in the history of the country's magic world who completely holds all the power of the Ministry of Magic in his palm!

Such a person would be afraid of demonstrations?

Do not make jokes!

I am afraid that not all those who participated in the parade will be arrested and tortured, and the main organizer will be executed in public!

Link Foley can do this kind of thing!

Thinking of this, Tom's scalp felt a little numb. He licked his lips in distress, and then shouted:

"Calm down! The Ministry of Magic in the past was indeed very crotchless, which made us all very disappointed. But the current Ministry of Magic has been restructured, and I believe they are still good. Just like the previous Death Eater attack, the Ministry of Magic Isn't it handled well?"

"Yeah, that's right! The Ministry of Magic was good when it was first established hundreds of years ago, but have they done any good things in the past hundred years? The magic world of the country has declined a little bit under their hands. , This is enough to prove that a good person, or a good organization can also be depraved. Dragon slayer warriors will eventually become evil dragons. Warriors! We can't just look at what they did in the past, but look at what they are doing now!"

Apu's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his dancing was as if he was giving a speech, "My fellow citizens, let's go to the Ministry of Magic together! I must let them give us an explanation, our children cannot die inexplicably! We want revenge! "